1. Port Overview

  1. Goat Island, New South Wales, Australia

  3. Goat Island is a rocky island in Sydney Harbour, in New South Wales, Australia. The island is some 400 m by 200 m in size and is located north-west of the Sydney central business district.

    Goat Island lies off the shores of the Sydney suburbs of Balmain and Millers Point, at the junction of Darling Harbour with the main channel of Sydney Harbour. Over the years Goat Island has served as a quarry, convict stockade, explosives store, police station, fire station, boatyard and film set. Today the island forms part of the Sydney Harbour National Park.

    Things to See & Do

    * Heritage tour
    * Queen’s Gunpowder Magazine
    * Quarry
    * “Bony” Anderson’s couch
    * Island walk

    General Information

    Cruise Season – Jan - Dec
    Currency – Australian Dollar (AUD$)
    Language – English
    Electricity – 2 angled pins and 1 flat pin centred below Australian style
    Time – GMT plus eight hours
    International Country Telephone Code – + 61

    Port Location – Tours leave from Campbell’s Cove in the Rocks district.

    Travel Links – Goat Island is only accessible by boat.